Sheba

[ shee-buh ]

noun

, Bible.

1. Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. 1 Kings 10:1–13.
2. Biblical name of Saba ( def 2 ).

Sheba

¹

/ ˈʃiːbə /

noun

1. Also calledSaba the ancient kingdom of the Sabeans: a rich trading nation dealing in gold, spices, and precious stones (I Kings 10)
2. the region inhabited by this nation, located in the SW corner of the Arabian peninsula: modern Yemen

Sheba

²

/ ˈʃiːbə /

noun

1. Queen of Sheba
   Queen of Sheba Old Testament a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sheba¹

From Late Latin Saba, from Greek Sabá, from Hebrew Shəbhā, a geographic and ethnic name of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

The two immediately strike up a friendship, with the old spinster writing in her diary that Sheba “may be the one.”

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A scandal erupts, and Sheba is fired from her job and her husband (Bill Nighy) kicks her out of the house.

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With nowhere left to go, Sheba, thinking the boy confessed the affair to his mother, turns to Barbara, and stays at her home.

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And there was a woman whose name was Bath-sheba, and she was very beautiful.

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The visit of the Queen of Sheba may be read after this, and the allusions to it in literature noted.

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But this congratulatory strain of the queen of Sheba may be applied to the Christian age, and to "a greater than Solomon."

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Then laying all levity aside, he told them, like the Queen of Sheba, all that was in his heart.

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It was Sheba who saw it first, and in the strength of her desire to avoid the wearer, she formed a desperate plan.

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